Tie a bucktail deceiver
a great all round baitfish pattern for any predatory fish you can do this from sizes 1/0 all the way up to 6/0 or even 8/0 for off shore work
5/0 sakuma baitholder hook
clear mono thread
Chartreuse saddle hackle
Orange saddle hackle
Chartreuse bucktail
Orange bucktail
Orange chenille
After flattening down the barbs on top of the hook Wrap A few turns of thread on the hook working back to the start of the hook gape
Add in some pearl flashbou and 2 or 3 orange hackle feathers on the far side and the near side of the hook secure with a couple of wraps of thread
add 2 Chartreuse feathers on the far away side and on the near side (don’t worry about covering the orange sides the orange only needs to visible from underneath)
ad another couple of chartreuse feathers to dampen down the orange sides
Take a thin pinch of chartreuse bucktail and add to either side of the hackle
add a pinch of orange bucktail underneath you can if you like varnish in at this point but not 100% necessary although it does help against sharp teeth
Tie in 1 whole orange hackle and feather round the whipping to end up with the feather palmed like so and tie down
add in orange chenille or fritz and bring it up to the hook eye and tie down tight
reverse the hook and add in some orange bucktail on the belly
add orange bucktail to the nearside and far side to form the body shape
add a piece of chartreuse bucktail on the
top to start forming the top body shape
Reverse your bucktail and use the darker colour on top of the lighter colour (you’ll find the reverse of the buktail is really nicely blended to the colour on the reverse side just don’t tie it down two hard or it will flare to much
epoxy a couple of 5mm eyes in and the fly is ready
